Biographia Literaria, Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Part 1A fully annotated edition of Coleridge's famous work, in which he argues that philosophy is the basis of criticism, advances his own critical theories and views on poetry and literature, and provides insight into his own life and creative history. |
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... things " .2 In literature " the organic Whole " 3 of any work , of a Shakespearian play or a short lyric , would ... thing , this theorising often went hand in 1 CN II 2372 . 2 Ibid . 3 Ch 12 , below , I 234 . 4 CN II 2372 . 5 Ch 12 ...
... things " .2 In literature " the organic Whole " 3 of any work , of a Shakespearian play or a short lyric , would ... thing , this theorising often went hand in 1 CN II 2372 . 2 Ibid . 3 Ch 12 , below , I 234 . 4 CN II 2372 . 5 Ch 12 ...
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... things at once without losing its centripetal hold on the ideals of unity to which the true philosopher , as Coleridge felt , is forever dedicated . It welcomed every discovery and nuance of science and of psychology . Above all it had ...
... things at once without losing its centripetal hold on the ideals of unity to which the true philosopher , as Coleridge felt , is forever dedicated . It welcomed every discovery and nuance of science and of psychology . Above all it had ...
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... things proceed , and up to him return , If not depraved from good ... As a principle applying to the whole cosmos and everything in it , " multëity in unity " extended to aesthetics also . Art and taste could reflect the harmony of the ...
... things proceed , and up to him return , If not depraved from good ... As a principle applying to the whole cosmos and everything in it , " multëity in unity " extended to aesthetics also . Art and taste could reflect the harmony of the ...
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... things " and it thinks things important only " when by means of meditation they have passed into thoughts " .3 But in the final analysis things and thoughts join as one . That was the miracle of poetry , after all . In an important ...
... things " and it thinks things important only " when by means of meditation they have passed into thoughts " .3 But in the final analysis things and thoughts join as one . That was the miracle of poetry , after all . In an important ...
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... things and of ideas , Coleridge concluded that their causes were , metaphysically speak- ing , identical . He was frankly trying to explain what Einstein later called the most incomprehensible property of the universe , the fact that it ...
... things and of ideas , Coleridge concluded that their causes were , metaphysically speak- ing , identical . He was frankly trying to explain what Einstein later called the most incomprehensible property of the universe , the fact that it ...
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Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions No preview available - 2020 |
Biographia Literaria Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Samuel Taylor Coleridge No preview available - 2019 |
Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary ..., Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge No preview available - 2015 |
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